This guide is here to help you to revise for your exams as effectively as possible. The guide contains a number of golden rules for guaranteed improvement in exam preparation along with some useful tools that you and your supporting friends and family can make use of in planning for those life changing exams. Before you turn the first page just remember…… “Nothing worth having was ever achieved without effort”. “The difference between mediocrity and excellence is often a matter of effort”. These famous quotes need to echo in your ears for the next few months because they make your situation very clear. It doesn’t matter how good a revision strategy might be for you, that in itself will not be enough. Success in these exams is ultimately down to your effort and that means a consistent time commitment and other sacrifices. Don’t be scared of that challenge, embrace it and you’ll get the rewards.
The 5 Golden Rules Start Revision Early! We don’t mean before sunrise (although some find this effective!) we mean that you need to start at least 12-10 weeks ahead of the exam series. For you that means starting your revision effort early in the half term before the Easter holidays. This avoids MASSED LEARNING (known to most of us as cramming) as this is….